Like most music lovers, during the years I amassed a large collection of Rolling Stones studio and concert albums. I bought audio tapes, CDs, VHS tapes and DVDs. One of the very first Blu-rays I added up to my collection was Jean-Luc Godard's Sympathy For The Devil (also containing One + One), featuring The Stones, which was released in France through local distributors Carlotta Films. I don't have a favorite album, though I prefer what The Stones did during late 60s and early 70s. Beggars Banquet (1968), Between the Buttons (1969), Get Her-Ya Ya's Out (1970), and Metamorphosis (1975) are amongst the albums that I always go back to when I am in a mood for some good old rock music. This said, despite the fact that in recent years The Stones have once again gathered momentum, I think that their time has passed.
Peaceful Choir by harpist Lavinia Meijer and chamber choir World Choir of Peace is a relaxing musical journey through the manifold colors and sounds of contemporary choral music. Renowned international composers have contributed entirely new works or arrangements for this unique recording project, including Sir Karl Jenkins, Grammy-nominated composer and pianist Hauschka, San Fermin mastermind Ellis Ludwig-Leone, composer icon John Rutter, Estonian pop-violinist Maarja Nuut and German soundtrack composer David Reichelt (8 Days). The album includes 15 world-premiere recordings and music by house-hold names such as Ola Gjeilo, Eric Whitacre, Max Richter, Hans Zimmer and Arvo Pärt.